The year 2017 brought a host of Sioux Falls restaurant and bar closings that bracket the entire year. The year in closings started when Foley's closed New Year's Day but re-opened as Morrie's 10 days later and continued all the way up to the recent news that Bracco World Cafe and Starz will close on New Year's Eve.

Jim's Burgers on Minnesota Avenue is just one of many restaurants and bars that closed in Sioux Falls in 2017.

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The food and drink business can be difficult industry, even in a growing Sioux Falls, its booming economy and seemingly insatiable desire for new restaurants and bars.

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Here is the list of the restaurants and bars that didn't make it this year.

Do you know of a restaurant or bar that should be on this list? Leave a comment online, on Facebook or email Sioux Falls Business Journal Editor Jeremy Fugleberg at jfugleberg@sfbusinessjournal.com. Thanks!

Foleys Fish, Chop and Steakhouse will be renamed Morrie’s Steakhouse in Feburary 2017.

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The patio at the under-construction Bread and Circus Sandwich Kitchen should seat nearly 100 people. The restaurant at 600 N. Main Ave. should open later this month.

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Lone Star Steakhouse has closed.

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Rookies has closed at The District.

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Toppers will open its second location May 7 at 3607 E. 10th St.

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Shonna Haugen, co-owner of Pappy's, which plans to open on Monday, makes some sandwiches while figuring out the best temperatures and cooking times to prepare the sandwiches on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at the restaurant in downtown Sioux Falls, S.D.

Foleys Fish, Chop and Steakhouse closed Jan. 1 before opened 10 days later as Morrie's Steakhouse.

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Foleys Fish, Chop and Steakhouse*

Foleys Fish, Chop and Steakhouse at 2507 S. Shirley Ave. may have closed Jan. 1, but the restaurant hardly disappeared (hence the asterisk). All thanks to new owner Vanguard Hospitality of Sioux Falls. Ten days later, after a revamp, it re-opened as Morrie's Steakhouse.

The patio at the site of the former Taste of the Big Apple restaurant. It closed in 2017.

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Taste of the Big Apple

The Taste of the Big Apple, the locally owned restaurant that served up slices of New York closed in January in a Midwestern-quiet sort of way. The eatery best known for its pizzas lasted nearly a decade. But the space at 600 N. Main Ave. was quickly snapped up by what would become Bread & Circus Sandwich Kitchen.

Lone Star Steakhouse on 41st Street closed in January.

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Lone Star Steakhouse

Turns out Sioux Falls isn't big enough for two Texas-themed steakhouses. Lone Star Steakhouse, located at 1801 W. 41st St., closed in January, leaving Texas Roadhouse the sole local namesake of the Lone Star state. The Lone Star closure did lead to the 2nd most interesting restaurant or bar-related auction in Sioux Falls this year (Keep reading for No. 1).

Rookies moved into The District before closing in January.

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Rookies at The District

Ahh, Rookies. What a journey you had. The restaurant vacated its home at 2616 S. Louise Ave. in 2016, where it was quickly replaced by Sickies Garage Burgers and Brews. Rookies moved into The District, operating in part of the entertainment venue's dining area, but closed in January.

Toppers closed its east-side location and relocated to the Lake Lorraine development, opening in August.

Shonna Haugen takes the temperature of some sandwiches while figuring out the best temperatures and cooking times to prepare the sandwiches at Pappy’s in downtown Sioux Falls.

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Pappy's The Original

Pappy's The Original closed in August with a Facebook post announcing it was all over. It was a swift end to a place convenient to the downtown lunch crowd. Pappy's was founded by Chris (founder of Bagel Boy) and Jessica Pappas in space leased from Frontier Bank. It opened in March 2015.

Borrowed Bucks Roadhouse is closing its doors Aug. 26, 2017, after 25 years in Sioux Falls.

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Borrowed Bucks Roadhouse

Borrowed Bucks Roadhouse died the way it lived. Loudly. News of its demise in August sent saddened everyone who loved Bucks, whether or not they'd admit to that love. The bar at 3609 S. Western Ave. stayed in business 25 years – respectable by anyone's measure. The closure led to the uncontested No. 1 restaurant/bar auction in Sioux Falls in 2017, as Bucks auctioned the signs and miscellaneous that crowded its walls.

Jim's Burgers in Sioux Falls.

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Jim's Burgers

Jim's Burgers closed in September like too many restaurants and bars do – with a sign on the door announcing it's all over. The restaurant at 1200 S. Minnesota Ave. had a high-traffic home on a strip that includes numerous fast-food chains. But the restaurant didn't quite make it to its second birthday. Jim's is a small regional chain that appears to do well in Iowa. But its burgers, burritos and the kitchen sink-approach to its menu just didn't grab hold in Sioux Falls.

Moe's Southwest Grill's Tex-Mex menu faced some stiff challenge in Sioux Falls. As the Argus food columnist The Secret Fork rightly observed, the burrito and Mexican food space is increasingly a crowded one, with both national franchises and local restaurant empires vying for customers. Moe's didn't make it. The restaurant at 3406 S. Western Ave. closed in October after two years in business. The high-traffic location at the corner of 41st and Western was quickly snagged by Everest Cuisine, serving Indian and Nepalese food.

Z'Mariks Noodle Cafe at 2300 S. Minnesota Ave. in Sioux Falls.

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Z'mariks Noodle Cafe

Z'mariks Noodle Cafe had a thing with Zs. Its schtick was adding a Z to the names of menu items, mostly bowls of pasta and salad with a variety of sauces and fixings. The restaurant at 2300 S. Minnesota Avenue certainly had a sound location, housed in a newer-built small strip of stores that replaced the site of a Burger King. But Alaz, Z'mariks didn't make it. It opened in February 2016. It clozed in November. Zad.

Bracco World Cafe & Island Bar

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Bracco World Cafe and Island Bar

Just when you think it's safe to wrap up end-of-the-year lists, this happens. Bracco World Cafe and Island Bar and retro sports bar Starz, both located in The Bridges at 57th shopping center, informed the Sioux Falls Business Journal in the last full week of the year they would close Dec. 31. If the reaction to the closure is any indication, Bracco had a loyal crowd of regular patrons and people who loved its outdoor patio. It had revamped its menu earlier this year and appeared to be doing well in terms of customers. It opened in 2006.